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September 1, 2014

Astronomy for Life and Toydeath


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Narwhal cheese crowd-funded by Ian Woolf
Orsola De Marco talks about Astronomy, life off Earth, and why Pluto isn't a planet,
Nick Wishart talks about Toydeath at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2014-08-20 17.47.15
Orsola De Marco

Einstein Lecture at the Ultimo Science Festival

2014-08-16 14.37.54
Nick Wishart

2014-08-16 16.16.05
2014-08-16 16.15.56
2014-08-16 12.38.55
Toydeath

Real Vegan Cheese
Real Vegan Cheese - Synthetic Biology Inidiegogo crowd-funding campaign

September 8, 2014

Mood Dress and the End of the World


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Nicaragua got hit! by Ian Woolf,
Orsola De Marco talks about what astronomy tells us about how the world ends,
Andrew and Ashley Stapleton talk about the Mood Dress,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf


2014-08-20 17.47.15
Orsola De Marco

Ultimo Science Festival

2014-08-16 12.06.34
2014-08-16 12.08.54
The Mood Dress


Small meteorite strikes Nicaragua, government says

Did a Meteorite Cause a Crater in Nicaragua?
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Reports of Meteorite Strike in Nicaragua and Update on Asteroid 2014 RC

Meteorite strike in Nicaragua puzzles experts
Meteorite leaves crater in Nicaraguan capital Managua
NASA Raises Doubts About Reports of Nicaraguan Meteorite
Nicaragua Meteorite Impact Theory May Be Meteor-wrong
NASA 'very sceptical' about Nicaragua's meteorite crater

September 15, 2014

Makers of every generation


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Machine telepathy? by Ian Woolf
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Makers Empire with a system for 5 year olds to make toys with 3D Printers,
Three teen roboticists from First Australia with their robots,
Joy Suiliman from Electrocraft,
Gail Kenning and Cathy Treadway make HandiPockets to stimulate the minds of seniors with dementia.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf

2014-08-16 13.53.26
Maker's Empire

2014-08-16 16.53.11
FIRST Australia Community Robotics competitions

2014-08-16 10.03.43
Electrocraft
Irresistable Learning

2014-08-17 16.45.23
Helping Assist with New Devices for Seniors Hand I pocket

Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies
Hyper-interaction viability experiments
Telepathy or a Painstaking Conversation in Morse Code?
Brain-to-brain 'telepathic' communication achieved for first time
Brain-to-brain verbal communication in humans achieved for the first time
The First Successful Demonstration Of Brain-To-Brain Communication In Humans

September 22, 2014

2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - Food


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MAVEN orbits Mars by Ian Woolf,
The 2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - science that first makes you laugh, then make you think, by Ian Woolf.
Checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf



2014 Ig Nobel Prizes
Stop Nosebleeds With Pork Strips? 'Improbable' Remedy For People With Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
Ig Nobel Winner: Using Pork to Stop Nosebleeds
Jonason, P.K. Jones, A., & Lyons, M. (2013). Creatures of the night: Chronotype and the Dark Triad traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 538-541 (PDF)

NASA MAVEN reaches Mars Orbit
NASA spacecraft slips into orbit around Mars


Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

September 29, 2014

Invisibility donuts and Mars Direct


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Invisibility doughnuts and wearable drones by Ian Woolf,
A potted history of Martian exploration,
Robert Zubrin talks about Mars Direct and the Case for Mars in 2000.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf



‘Cloaking’ device uses ordinary lenses to hide objects across range of angles

Paraxial Ray Optics Cloaking
Meet The Finalists Of Intel's Make It Wearable Challenge
Intel Make It Wearable Competition
A Wearable Camera That Turns Into a Drone and Flies Off Your Wrist

India's Mangalyaan spacecraft beams back first Mars photos
India Has Sent a Spacecraft Into Mars Orbit

Mars Direct (The Mars Society)
NASA's Journey to Mars
NASA Mars Explorer Rover
NASA Mars Science Laboratory

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